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Kevin A. Quarmby deposited Falstaff’s Baffled “Rabbit Sucker” and “Poulter’s Hare” in 1 Henry IV in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 5 years, 6 months agoIn 1 Henry IV, Falstaff enacts his histrionic mock deposition scene, only to be usurped by England’s true heir, Prince Hal. Irate at his actorly demotion, Falstaff praises his own performance skills, while suggesting that, if found lacking, he should receive a punishment befitting his knightly status. Likening Falstaff to small game hanging in a s…[Read more]
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Kevin A. Quarmby deposited Falstaff’s Baffled “Rabbit Sucker” and “Poulter’s Hare” in 1 Henry IV in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 5 years, 6 months agoIn 1 Henry IV, Falstaff enacts his histrionic mock deposition scene, only to be usurped by England’s true heir, Prince Hal. Irate at his actorly demotion, Falstaff praises his own performance skills, while suggesting that, if found lacking, he should receive a punishment befitting his knightly status. Likening Falstaff to small game hanging in a s…[Read more]
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Kevin A. Quarmby deposited Falstaff’s Baffled “Rabbit Sucker” and “Poulter’s Hare” in 1 Henry IV on Humanities Commons 5 years, 6 months ago
In 1 Henry IV, Falstaff enacts his histrionic mock deposition scene, only to be usurped by England’s true heir, Prince Hal. Irate at his actorly demotion, Falstaff praises his own performance skills, while suggesting that, if found lacking, he should receive a punishment befitting his knightly status. Likening Falstaff to small game hanging in a s…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar's profile was updated on MLA Commons 5 years, 8 months ago
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Emer McHugh's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 8 months ago
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Sally Barnden's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Sally Barnden replied to the topic Act Two in the discussion
The Birth of Merlin Reading Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoYes to all of this! I wonder what role Uter’s costume plays as well–from Joan’s description, we’ve been told to expect a man with ‘most rich attire,’ a feather in his hat (and ‘excellent hangers,’ ha ha etc) – does Uter walk on stage matching the description? And he gives forty or so lines of Petrarchan-ish yearning before suddenly becoming…[Read more]
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Sally Barnden replied to the topic Act Two in the discussion
The Birth of Merlin Reading Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoI’m just catching up with everyone’s comments on Act One – Act Two certainly accelerates the plot, with an abrupt pivot into magical rather than romantic/political territory.
Joan Go-too’t is reminding me of the Jailer’s Daughter from Two Noble Kinsmen – perhaps primarily just because she is apparently a working class woman cruelly rejected by a…[Read more]
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Emer McHugh's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Sally Barnden's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Martine van Elk's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III in the group
TC Women’s and Gender Studies on MLA Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parrhesiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III in the group
Shakespeare on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parrhesiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parrhesiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parrhesiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III in the group
Gender Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoIn this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parrhesiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Sally Barnden replied to the topic Welcome! Introduce Yourself in the discussion
The Birth of Merlin Reading Group on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months agoHello! My name is Sally. I’ve never read this play before, but I’m interested in early modern drama and its afterlives.
My work is on archives of mostly-Shakespeare performances since the Restoration–I’ve worked on performance photography, and I’m currently working on a project with the Royal Collections and trying to think about letters,…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar deposited Speaking Truth to Power as Feminist Ethics in Richard III on Humanities Commons 5 years, 9 months ago
In this essay Queen Margaret’s curses in Richard III become part of a feminist ethics on the early modern stage. As a parresiast, in Foucault’s terms, Margaret speaks truth to power and claims a right of citizenship. That Margaret elicits universal revulsion from the other characters while also holding a unique, though not untroubled, pos…[Read more]
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Martine van Elk deposited Female Glass Engravers in the Early Modern Dutch Republic in the group
Renaissance / Early Modern Studies on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months agoThis essay explores glass engravings by Dutch authors Anna Roemers Visscher, Maria Tesselschade
Roemers Visscher, and Anna Maria van Schurman. I place these engravings in their rich contemporary
contexts, comparing them to other art forms that were the product of female pastime. Like
embroidery, emblems, and alba amicorum, engraved glasses…[Read more] -
Martine van Elk deposited Female Glass Engravers in the Early Modern Dutch Republic on Humanities Commons 5 years, 10 months ago
This essay explores glass engravings by Dutch authors Anna Roemers Visscher, Maria Tesselschade
Roemers Visscher, and Anna Maria van Schurman. I place these engravings in their rich contemporary
contexts, comparing them to other art forms that were the product of female pastime. Like
embroidery, emblems, and alba amicorum, engraved glasses…[Read more] - Load More